Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 22.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Nauru, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Nauru is 22.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Nauru peaked at 22.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2010.
That places Nauru 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 22.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 22.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More gender data for Nauru
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 139 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 152 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 156 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Nauru?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Nauru was 22.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2010.
- How does Nauru rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Nauru ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.